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Windows Authentication with Apache Tomcat. Posted by mthomas on June 22, 2011 09:31 AM Most companies of any significant size have lots of applications designed to support their employees across many departments. The bane of any system administrator in these environments, is user access to these applications. Provisioning a new employee, decommissioning an exiting employee, controlling access to contractors, and of course, the ubiquitous password resets for every employee who forgets which cat or kid they used to name their latest password.

For companies using Microsoft Windows, it is possible to do user authentication within the domain. Each user is created with one username and password, and assigned roles which designate access to various applications. Until now, in order to integrate Apache Tomcat based applications with Windows Authentication, administrators would need to use a third party library like WAFFLE, or employ a reverse proxy, such as IIS or httpd, to perform the authentication step. How It Works Supported Platforms. Introduction To Apache Tomcat 7. Ten Great Freemium Small Business Software - Web Based Apps, Cloud Computing, SaaS & Business software Blog - GetApp.com. Free software for small businesses is great to get started. It provides them with the necessary tools to do their job and be productive at no extra costs.

However, good software design is not cheap and costs money. Consequently, good software is not cheap. So, how do you balance commercial considerations with budgetary constraints? Enter the freemium model. This model is fast becoming the preferred method for business software distribution and retail. Essentially, the freemium model is a combination of free and paid. And, what are the benefits, you ask? Free software: The basic version of the software is generally free and enables you to cut costs. On that note, let’s look at some free software that might be of use to small businesses: Zoho CRM Zoho has simplified costly and complex CRM software by offering you three basic versions of their software. Desk.com Assistly is a cloud-based software based support system. Mavenlink AtTask Insightly Zendesk TribeHR Podio Freshdesk Xero Google + Top 25 Business Apps - June 2011 | Software Evaluation Center by GetApp.com. ProcessCanvas - Create online workflow in minutes.

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